ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 4K UHD BLU-RAY REVIEW
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- Review of the 4K disc release of the classic John Carpenter from 1981. Several other channels and related items that viewers may be interested in following the video can be accessed from the URL's below.
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Your enthusiasm for good films is genuinely infectious.
That's very good to know Henri. I've always loved going to the movies from before I can remember. It's stayed with me and never waned.
John.
The practical effects in movies like Blade Runner or The Thing look absolutely amazing in 4K. People always think modern CGI is better, but CGI is always rendered in 2K.
I think we've largely fallen out of love with computer animation owing to its overuse. But there are occasions when it is completely invisible because it's appropriate, well done and seamless to the rest of the film. We saw Death on the Nile in 70mm a couple of days ago and the computer effects shots stood out a mile owing to the obvious low quality. Such a shame but there was no other realistic way of achieving the shots they wanted these days. John.
I spent a good decade shooting on Super8 and editing all in High Def so it blows my mind that in all that time I never came across anyone with an 8mm print of a feature film. Until your channel I had no clue such releases were created.
Escape From New York is a pretty darned good film, one my friends and I saw numerous times on cable and VHS in the 80's. We always wondered why it looked so muddy, dark and cramped. That first widescreen laserdisc was a revelation. As I do not have a Blu-Ray of the film the 4k is likely the correct choice.
Yes, I get the impression you'd enjoy watching some of these Super 8 features with me... and the 4Ks for that matter. Escape From New York is just as good on Blu-ray, or at least it is on our little home screens - might be a different kettle of fish on a 40 footer.
John.
Looking to buy this 4K copy soon! Watched this for the first time on Amazon Prime and enjoyed it. The noir atmosphere an Carpenter’s style of the film hooked me. Kurt Russell was terrific. Glad you got enjoy this film when it first came out. I was not even born yet.
With a budget 4K video projector it is possible to re-create the cinema at home Andre so if you really want to splash out you would be able to imagine you're in the cinema back in 1981. Get the fabulous 4K of John Carpenter's The Thing as well and you'll be able to imagine your in a cinema in 1982 too... not that many others were in the cinema on the day I went to see it all those years ago. Hard to believe that such a masterpiece could be such a failure at the box office but I suppose it seemed a bit too over the top for most people back then. However you watch your 4K purchase, have fun.
John.
I really, really enjoy your videos. The amount of information, backstory, format comparisons, and your obvious love for films have had me watching your videos on movies that I usually wouldn’t have had an interest in. I used to work as a projectionist (among other movie theater duties) back in the 80s. So, I also have a lot of fun reminiscing about older films and using 35mm projectors. What a great time we’re in, now, to have all these movies in amazing quality in such a compact format at home.
Thank you Brian. Film has been an interest and a hobby from the age of two I think. If you've seen my Super 8 Film Gauge video you'll have seen my passion for film came about.
It is indeed amazing that we're able to enjoy videos at home that are often just as good as the films we saw in the cinema. But I do find it a terrible shame that video was foisted on cinemas before it was ready. Video has reached heights I wouldn't have thought possible just 15 or 20 years ago but sadly a lot of cinemas are having to make do with low quality 2K video projectors today because they can't afford the latest equipment and have to buy second hand just to keep going. After this pandemic cinemas are going to need a way to entice people back and I think 70mm in as many theatres as possible is the way to do it. But I'm probably dreaming there. John.
Thanks so much for the thoughtful reply. Yes, I really enjoyed your Super 8 video and the origins of your love for film. I’m a couple years younger than you but I think we grew up enjoying a lot of the same films. I hadn’t realized that theaters were forced into digital before they were ready or capable. Very interesting. I haven’t threaded a 35mm projector in over thirty years but feel like I could manage just from muscle memory. Ha ha. Great times. Great memories. Thanks! Keep up the great work. 👍
Another great video, John!
As a kid, I saw Escape from NY at the drive-in on a double bill with The Exterminator. Man, the 70s and 80s was a great time to be a kid discovering a love of movies...
All I seemed to do in those days was daydream about movies, go to the cinema or watch endless repeats of Super 8 cut downs and the odd feature at home. John.
@@moviecollector5920 we didn't know how good we had it back then, did we, John?
@@billg3356 There are good films coming out occasionally but it's finding them. Finding them with picture quality like my wife and I used to enjoy at the West End of London premiere houses is rarely possible any longer though. One thing that is a bit of a dream though is being able to purchase home movie discs with the quality of this and many others. I wouldn't ever have expected this sort of quality in the home for such little outlay.
John.
You make interesting and informative videos. When I think of 'Escape', I always remember: "President of what?"
Ho ho. Not something that springs to my mind... but it bloody well will now!
John.
Seeing the Laserdisc,s beautiful cover behind you , shows what unbeatable LD is even today ,not in image quality of course comparing it to br or 4k br but in terms of beautiful packages and covers they had. I really miss them . Please Bring back a LD4k !!
I'm hoping there will be special edition discs in the future that come in LaserDisc style presentation packaging. John.
Another great video. I really enjoy seeing your collection and hearing your thoughts on the quality of various film prints that have been released over the years.
Thank you Movie Graveyard. I may order John Carpenter's Prince Of Darkness soon as I rather fancy carrying on our little film festival and I loved that one at the cinema too. It's never worked in the home since but maybe the 4K and Blu-ray will do the trick in that regard.
Not sure how I missed this one. Another great upload 👍
You missed it? Well, you'll just have to do better in future Chris!
John.
Love your videos. I've just received, Batman, Waterworld and Lost World thanks to your reviews on 4k. Thanks for the inspiration.
Can you post a link to one of them Chris so I can enjoy them as I don't have any videos appear on your 'chris sagar' channel when I click on you.
John.
I've enjoyed each of your reviews on this channel. Keep up the good work
Thanks Boss! John.
The latest release of The Thing from Arrow Video is mastered from a 4K restoration of the original negative and it looks amazing....
Rumours abound that a genuine 4K release is COMING SOON. I'm trying to hold out.
I'll always like practical effects more than CGI.
We certainly concur on that one Ricky but the early computer cartooning added to live action was wondrous. I'm thinking of Terminator 2 and The Abyss when I say that. Parts of Jurassic Park too but equally some of that was quite poor.
Your channel was a recommendation of the YT-algorythm and I thank it or that. I like your channel, because you are not focusing on technical stuff like nits, BT2020, Dolby Vision and HDMI standards. I love your storys about the golden days of movies and cinemas.
I watched Escape from New York many many times, when I was a kid. Back in the VHS & CRT-TV days, I always wondered, why they painted him the number "2" on his belly in the Ringfight-Scene, as his opponent didn´t have a painting... I thought it was a kind of insult, not beeing number 1, beeing a loser or so. Last month I saw it in HD and had to jump up from my seat: After 30 Years, I noticed, that Kurt Russel got a cobra tattoo on his belly! As an adult, now I wonder wether there is a deeper meaning in the fact, that the cobra seems to sneak out of his pants...
Also Adrienne Barbeau´s scenes are worth watching it in HD, if you know what I mean...
Maybe VHS-Videoquality was also the reason, why this movie here in Germany has the Name "Die Klapperschlange / The Rattlesnake", but maybe they where only dumb, who knows.
Next to this VHS-tape was the tape of "The Fog" and i needed several attempts to watch the film from beginning to end and it gave me much sleepless nights.
Great memories Zietho Gbr. Thank you for sharing and thank you too for you kind words.
John.
Top video as always John. I’ve always had a soft spot for The Fog, may have to pick that up one. I’m due to treat myself soon, may have to go for Bruce Lee on Criterion as there is a massive price drop currently. The Cinema Retro magazine looks right up my street. Best Danny
Cinema Retro is always packed full of interesting information. It's mainly films of the 60s and 70s but has been going so long now (over 15 years I think) that's it's expanded somewhat from its original concept. 'The Fog' is one of those films that has improved with age. I never really liked it that much but now I think it's wonderful. Maybe I'm just getting old!
Great review! I remember watching Magnum Force in the late 1980s and the pan and scan was so bad I felt sick for the first and only time watching a movie.
Television was the only other way to see a film at that time Andrew, unless you were lucky enough to have Super 8 or 16mm in the home I suppose. I didn't care for Magnum Force when I first saw it (television broadcast) but I think it's a pretty terrific film today thanks to the Blu-ray. John.
Great video, really love your incite and opinions. It's nice to hear from someone that loves movies as much as the rest of us!
Thank you James. Don't know what I'll be looking at next but possibly 1917 which is about as good as anything shot on video has ever looked.
John
There's a matte painting in the movie of New York at night with no lights. It was painted by James Cameron!
If I recall correctly, John Carpenter talks about James Cameron's work on the film in the making of featurette. Might have been on another disc or when we saw him in person being interviewed at the NFT though but I know I've seen him talk about Mr. Cameron. Now which one of the two of them has done the most great films I wonder?
John.
Hi John. I have very much enjoyed spending all of yesterday afternoon and most of this morning watching your reviews. I like your style, your clear love of the topic, and the enthusiasm. I was too young to have Super 8, and indeed until watching you videos I didn't even know it was a format that had 'real' films released on it. I thought it was entirely for the amateur filmmaker or for family films 'back in the day'. I was quite astonised to learn there was a format from the 70's which allowed you to watch actual films on actual film in your own home. I have already started looking at projectors, although by the time I have done my research I suspect I will find myself priced out of the market by the time it comes to buying the films I like. If you haven't already done one would be prepared to do a video about your setup? I'd like to see the equipment you use, why and how you use it, how to preserve Super 8 film. This has really piqued my interest, even though I suspect it will not be a collection I will be able to start myself. Thank heavens for 4K for those of us on slimmer budgets! So, how about showing us around your cinema? I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy it. Best wishes, Lee
I feel I must rather foolishly retract my above request- the very next video which popped up was the 'Tour of home Cinema', so I guess I need to look a bit hard before commenting in the future! Best wishes, Lee ;-)
Lee, I've seen your next comment so I won't have to point you to the cinema tour! Take a look at www.bfcc.biz and have a poke around in there, most notably the Independent 8 pages where you'll get an idea of what's still out there. Barry has a few rather nice Super 8 projectors in right now but start with one of the cheaper ones rather than the Elmo GS1200. Also, take a look on the Super 8 Links page and most notably Classic Home Cinema. Phil and Denise Sheard run that business and they actually have a movie shop in Cleethorpes so a trip to the seaside one day perhaps.
Pre-1982 film tends to fade as little was printed on low fade stock prior to then. But the old cut-downs from the seventies are still good fun to run and if they're fading a little to pink some sort of a pale blue filter in front of the projection lens can correct them so they still look pretty good. It was the ability to reproduce the cinema in your home that always fascinated me and even though all I could ever really run to was the odd 400ft reel (around 17 minutes) it was so exciting to be able to watch the best parts from a favourite film. You need to consider the only other way - after the cinema - was to wait until a film was on television. There was no home video market and when that did come it, the quality was complete and utter crap.
If I can help point you in the right direction please let me know. You'll pick up a lot from the BFCC site.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 THanks John, that's a very informative reply. I think I'm going to have to start thinking logistics. My first stumbling block may actually be lack of space so I will need to see if I have the distance for a projector in my 3bed semi. The next item to tick of the list would be discussing it with my wife since it would require some tolerance on her part. She enjoys films like most people, but is not as fanatical as people like me. I'll have a think over those 2 points over the next few weeks and see it this (getting a super 8 projector) is a possibility for me. I guess there is always digital projection to consider as well. Thanks John, do keep making these videos, they are great. Best wishes, Lee
@@leehawkins616 If you have a white wall anywhere Lee you won't need any extra space to project film or video. A Super 8 projector only needs to be put up on a stand or a table and project onto the wall. It's jolly good fun to do that and even though I got into the black velvet masking and all the rest of it, sometimes I simply put up a cheapie Super 8 projector and run one of those old 400ft reels on the wall. Such nostalgia.
John.
Wow, you really packed a lot in this edition John! Derann, Myself (quite honoured), Mark Williams and Psychotronic (which is great) and Retro Cinema. As for Escape from New York.... It's OK, but give me The Thing any day mate! But as always I enjoy the 15 minutes or so, So Keep up the good work.
It's about time I got the Derann coverage just about right. I plan to get 'Prince of Darkness' soon so that will give me an excuse to run that 'Elvis' 400ft through in the hope of including that and maybe talking about the 400ft boom towards the end of the 70s, how much they cost and how exciting it was to have bits of a favourite film that were only otherwise to be seen either at the cinema or on television. But pick up the Blu-ray of 'Escape From New York' for a few pounds Ged and give it another try because it's better now than it's ever been. Same with 'The Fog' now that I mention it.
I have just treated myself to a 4K of the Fog (& Spielberg's War of the Worlds, I like no matter what flak it had)
Excellent video, just subscribed
Sorry I didn't reply sooner but I didn't get an email notification. Thank you for subscribing. Next review should be 'Total Recall' 4K which arrived late so I'm going to take a little more time now to be more thorough.
I have never seen this John. But I’ve just ordered it. I have seen Halloween and The Fog before. But I’ve never watched this or The Thing
It's another one of the many greats from John Carpenter Chucky. The Thing is even better but that probably depends on whether or not you like being scared out of your wits and/or on the edge of your seat for almost two hours. Good luck with Escape From New York. Try to imagine your back in a cinema in 1981 and this work of art unfolds on the screen in front of you.
John.
@@moviecollector5920thanks John. It looks like The Crow is getting a beautiful 30th anniversary 4k. But we may have to import on this one.
@@Thecrows_eye I don't think I've ever seen The Crow. It didn't appeal to me at the time but that may have been due to the terrible accident that killed Brandon Lee. John.
@@moviecollector5920I highly recommend it John. And with the 4K remaster this year is the perfect time to see it.
Friends of mine have been nudging me to get into 4K for years, I resisted it but after these I'm tempted to make the jump! Maybe its all these amazing Carpenter releases too, that might have something to do with it. Thank goodness I've got a region free player, I hope it can play 4K discs !!
There are no zone codes on 4K discs so that won't be an issue. The accompanying Blu-rays could be though so a zone free Blu-ray player will be required for some of those. 4K is not yet perfected as different interpretations of applying HDR cause issues that mean it has to be adjusted up and down to suit a particular release but other than that, it's close to having 35mm in your home... but no one does that of course!!! John.
Great Video.....very informative as always.......keep them coming 👍
If all goes to plan it will be Total Recall next because that's out in about ten days time and I have the steelbook version on pre-order. Another film I can remember well from a one-off cinema outing to the Hammersmith Odeon which was a major rock concert venue at the time and Total Recall was the only film I ever saw there despite seeing just about every major band of the late 70s and early 80s there.
@@moviecollector5920 will be looking forward to that John.....I was thinking of getting the 4k of total recall....for 14.99$ on amazon.com...... I have the remastered version that was released a few years back and was a huge improvement over the older releases. Be interesting to see your results.
@@RoyMurphy1 It's quite possible the film was re-mastered into 4K at that time so the Blu-ray in the new release will be the same as the copy you already have. And if it's anything like Escape From New York it might not be worth another purchase if the 4K disc shows no discernible improvement over the Blu-ray. But it's a thoroughly entertaining action film that was only let down by the ending which didn't have him waking up in the chair back at Recall which never really made sense to me. After all, the whole film was what he'd purchased from Recall to implant in his brain. Would have been a great ending so maybe they shot it, didn't like it but it will finally make an appearance as an extra on this release. We'll see.
@@moviecollector5920 As far as I'm aware the version I have is just a digital remaster....The new one is a 4k scan form the original film elements.....so fingers crossed it's good.
@@RoyMurphy1 This new release should be better then.
Excellent film escape to New York. 👍
We agree again Stephen.
Great video and truthful comparisons! (Made me think I won't be throwing myself into 4k just yet)....
Also wondered, what lav mic/recorder do you use?
It's probably only worth going 4K if you need a new projector or even a television. But it would have to be a very big television to make it worthwhile and I'm not sure they exist... yet! With regard to the microphone I can't remember what it is right now but I've used them for about 14 years now - Sennheiser AA battery powered, wired voice microphones I think. John.
What a classic movie, a real VHS highlight back in the day. Whatever happened to these good old fashioned action flicks that didn’t piss about?
They are still being made but not on this level. Finding to good action movies now is half the battle as there is so much out there and few get any recognition. John.
My new favourite channel. Keep them coming
I did shoot another review - Prince Of Darkness 4K - about a week ago but I haven't had a chance to put it all together yet. That'll take most of a day and sometimes they take longer than that. John.
Agree!
Two years earlier you had the beautiful effects by Trumbull and Dykstra;! effects shot with 65mm Vistavision on Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Now that is still a hugely underrated film. I realize it wasn't quite Star Trek as we all knew it and was rather spoiled by some poor new characters but just look at the beauty of the visuals - unbelievable at times and better than what is being done today in computers. The 'Dystraflex' camera was a large part of the reason why those special effects sequences were so impressive of course. John.
@@moviecollector5920
Indeed John. I know it has its flaws but it cannot be denied it was important and many who hated it have over time began to warm to it. The torrid production itself is “fascinating” 🤪.
Interesting fact: Trumbull went into hospital after finishing his work suffering from exhaustion and when he finally got discharged he had asked Paramount to preserve the 65mm effects negatives in their vaults but they weren’t bothered so he destroyed them 😮
I, like many, have been hoping for a 4K release of this for a long time now. Heaton
First venture into under the counter movies,
Friday The 13th,
Followed by a few years, Zombie Flesh Eaters.
VHS..
Rentals was all that mattered,
Age verification did not come into play..LOL.
I have a friend who has made a couple of documentaries on the pre-certification video releases. The language is a bit choice at times from one of the interviewees but it's certainly an interesting production. I never got into that whole scene at the time as I was playing with Super 8 releases but I did see Cannibal Holocaust at an open air cinema in France. That was an experience! John.
My player has that HDR brightness option as well and the picture on 4K movies does look the best when you set it on bright.
It doesn't on all equipment Austin. Take a look at the latest Mission Impossible film on yours if you have the chance and if it looks best on 'Bright Environment' then that will be a case in point because I think I took my current video projector down to 'Natural Environment'. John.
@@moviecollector5920 So dead Reckoning looks a bit off on bright? I'll have to look at it whenever I get that 4K disc, great movie by the way. I saw it in theaters. Also, what brightness level do you think the Halloween films (the first one at least) look best on 4K
@@austinwillcut4919 I haven't seen either of the two 4K releases of Halloween but I've been told by a couple of people who have both that the original copy has the more muted colours which is more representative of what I have on Super 8 and what I saw on 35mm. The brightness of the HDR varies from system to system and with personal preference. My current video projector has a laser at the light source so that's been exacerbated further as a result because it's so bright and I often have to rein it in to get the best out of any disc before even setting about checking the HDR level. John.
Italian Job, yep the stepping on the sunglasses scene
It's a great movie. So British.
John.
Hi John, I agree with you on this movie, I too saw it on release at the cinema and think that its the best its looked to me, but it was never going to be reference quality (good grain though) I've always loved this movie 👍 the Arrow video of The Thing was from a 4K restoration and looked better than any other version I've seen, but I keep hear rumblings of a pure 4K coming out from somewhere 🤔 i liked The Fog studio Canal 4k disc was quite nice 👌 I personally thought the 5.1 was pretty decent on Escape from New York 🤔 I agree with you on The Thing the marketing was ZERO in the UK!!! 🤯 thanks again for the shout out John 🤩🤩👌👌 I remember The Italian Job looking nice on dvd even...got the blu ray, but don't think I've seen it! I could imagine it looking Amazing on 4k if done correctly 👍👍👍the pre-cert dvd that your friend did seems interesting 🤔 i don't think I've read a magazine for years!!!! 😳 🤣🤣 very enjoyable video John 🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍
Rest assured I've seen every video you've issued since we last spoke John. Susie found your shelving video particularly interesting so maybe she'll get the tools out and start sorting out our own shelving problems now (that'll be the day!). You're the second person who has now told me that Arrow did a 4K scan of The Thing so I'll keep an eye out on future visits to CEX and other places to see if I can snap one up. I suspect a 4K release will appear before that happens though but it's possible the Arrow Blu-ray will look better on our little home screens knowing what we now know about 4K.
The Italian Job on Blu-ray is exceptional. I don't think it was shot on 70mm but it looks just as good as 70mm films transferred to Blu-ray and 4K in places. I don't understand how the negative survived so well but maybe it was a Technicolor dye transfer neg which doesn't fade.
@@moviecollector5920 I recommend Scream Factory’s 4K remaster release of The Thing. It has got some better reviews than Arrow (which really surprised me)
@@Reverend_Nada If it doesn't appear on 4K then one day I'll get one of the two options - Arrow or Scream... or maybe both and then I could do a comparison video.
John.
This movie is so underrated - great review
Thank you Matt. I've always loved Escape From New York from the day I saw it in the cinema when first released. John.
I seen this theater 1981 🤤
Me too. I seem to recall it was quite a success unlike The Thing which had an almost empty auditorium. Funny how some great films can be almost totally ignored in their time. John.
That Japanese art work on The Thing - I purchased Duel with Dennis Weaver on blu ray which was also Japanese art steel case. Very good copy considering it's age and it originally being a low budget tv movie but it was remastered for this release.
I haven't seen 'Duel' in about thirty years. Another one for the shopping list perhaps. Watched the 'Salem's Lot' Blu-ray on Wednesday which was also made for television and at times it looked like it. Another Tobe Hooper 16mm film methinks.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 oh wow, salems lot was excellent as a 2 part tv mini series back in the late 70's and had me scared. Tobe Hooper directed it. Didnt know it was out on bluray, is it better than the dvd and does it have any extras?
@@darkvader7231 I saw the original broadcast and thought it was excellent then they re-hashed it into a two our film and it lost the quality it had. The Blu-ray is the original television mini series all in one and it's back to its best. Image quality is a bit variable so could be made up of several prints and perhaps parts of an original negative but it all looks very 16mm to me just like Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Only extras are a trailer and a director's commentary. Very good value from HMV right now though in their two for £13 I think.
I never saw it on DVD so it may not be an awful lot better but I think it's more than satisfactory on Blu-ray.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Ok thanks, will check it out and decide as the dvd wasnt bad.
Hello John.
Another video from your´s that I enjoyed immensely. You have such love for everything film and it shows:) You are the real deal and not like so many other shallow dullards.
I worship Carpenter and I have all his films on either BD or DVD - including his made-for-telly movies ('Someone´s...' & 'Elvis').
I saw both 'The Fog' and 'EFNY' at the movies, as well as 'The Thing' and everything that came out after that. I feel he somewhat declined artistically after (circa) 'They Live' but still made some decent movies well into the nineties. 'The Ward' was a return to form and old school Carpenter filmmaking but now he seems to just focus on his music. I guess he - like myself - got/is sick of WOKE-Hollywood and its (with a few exceptions) lousy scripts.
Keep up the good work..rock on!
Sincerely.
John Carpenter's films are almost always very repeatable. There is something about the fantasy worlds he creates that makes me want to revisit them again and again. They Live was another great Carpenter film but that and Prince of Darkness were not the success hoped for and I suppose it was harder to find work after that. Quite often a director's best work is at the beginning of a career and I think that - in many cases - is because the director stops listening to the people around him as much as he/she once did. I don't think that's the case with Mr. Carpenter but I expect crew members were increasingly in awe and didn't speak up as much as they once would.
Great A1 review as usual Sir to me still the best JC Film yes better than Assault Halloween or even The Thing my opinion only as a subscriber of your channel can't wait for your next 4K review see you soon.
I think it looks as good as the cinema on these 4K and Blu-ray discs Jim. My love for this film was renewed upon seeing it again.
John.
Arrow have a blu-ray of the Thing and it's much better than the universal disc. 4k scan. Although that's definitely a must on UHD.
Thanks Doug. It's rumoured to be coming on a 4K disc so I'll be taking a complete look and a review then... I hope.
John.
Can you explain how sync pulse works with regards to using a DVD, do you mean a standard DVD?
Sync' pulse I have is a 50hz box of tricks that locks the Elmo GS1200 projector into 25fps. PAL DVD is 25fps so once you have a Super 8 feature synchronized to the image from the DVD (or any other PAL video source) it stays in synch until there is a difference such as at reel changes where the film print usually has a couple of extra frames. Fortunately the GS1200 comes with a couple of adjustment buttons so you can speed up or slow down briefly to get fully back in synch again. It's all jolly good fun and meant that some of us could get the closest experience to cinema in the home many years ago by combining the best image quality available with the best sound. Re-recording the Super 8 feature was usually plenty good enough though. Recording a film you would then project if from resulting in good reproduction of matrixed four channel Dolby Stereo (AKA ProLogic).
John.
Just started watching your channel - awesome entertainment. Many thanks.
Glad to know you like it Andrew. John.
Great video as always. Thanks for the tip re the sound on the Escape From New York disc. I popped it on after your review and selected 5.1 sound. I never got in to 8mm home cinema. I went straight from VHS to laserdisc, it was a revelation going from poor quality VHS pan and scanned to seeing films in widescreen with vastly improved picture quality over VHS. I miss laserdisc but don't miss paying for em, 8mm was too expensive for my. What's your next video? I'm working my way through the Dawn of the Dead 4k set, the film looks fantastic.
I should have had a 'Total Recall' 4K review done and dusted days ago but my HMV pre-order only arrived yesterday so I'll do a little more learning about the film and its production before I jump in now. Might make a start in the next couple of days if all goes to plan. Then it will probably be another John Carpenter 4K. I've heard that 'Zombies Dawn of the Dead' is of good quality but as much as I enjoyed the film I don't think it's one I want to see again. 'Night of the Living Dead' I have watched to death though! I have that one on Super 8 so have been able to enjoy it on the big screen for decades now. With regards to laserdisc, let's bring back the packaging and stick the 4K discs in that!!!
Great stuff.👌 I really appreciate your honest and detailed reviews. You're one of the reasons I was inspired to have a go myself.😀 I can only aspire to have content as polished as yours one day. Keep up the great work. 🙂👍
I have your Silence of the Lambs review running as I type. You have good on-camera presentation. You're speaking softly, a good choice of words and good information. The only thing I can recommend on how to improve is to find a suitable video camera - make sure it's got a microphone input though as most only have built in microphones. A video camera will give you the options of cutaways but that will require a bit more video editing of course. I've been doing it for over 15 years now so I'm a little used to it but it can take a long time if you end up with something complicated like some of my Movie Collector uploads. I have The Silence of the Lambs on Super 8. I've never seen it on video.
The Elephant Man is a 4K I want to get when I next visit an HMV so I'll be interested when you get a review of this up. You have a third subscriber now so I'll be kept up to date.
John.
John Carpenter is a genius
We're in complete agreement there Jagtar! John.
I'm also a movie collector, do u have the Japanese version of Kill Bill, vol 1 and 2, best version available
@@jagtarsinghmattu1212 I managed to avoid both films all these years as I'm not the biggest Quentin Tarrantino fan. The Hateful Eight looked pretty fabulous and as much as I enjoyed it overall, Tarrantino doesn't seem to be able to avoid putting offensive material in all of his films somewhere. Maybe one day I'll appreciate him more and finally get both the Kill Bill films. John.
@@moviecollector5920 wow John, u must watch Tarantino, he is probably the G.O.A.T, please give him a go, Pulp Fiction is a Masterpiece, also I would recommend 'Bubba Ho-Tep'
@@moviecollector5920 interesting, it affected me aswell, as I couldn't stop thinking about what I had just watched, but in a good way, it's been nice chatting to u, keep up the good work, I'll look forward to seeing more of ur content
Brilliant review as always. I only seen Escape on DVD so looking forward to see the new transfer. I hope they do The Thing on 4K.
@@moviecollector5920 That and Bog Trouble In Little China would be excellent on 4K.
You going to kill me, John..
I never even liked the film, and now I’m going to see it again.. Thanx.
It's better now than it was. Some films age well and this is one of them.
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Your reviews bring back some memories:
I just found the Region 1 Special Edition DVD I bought back in 2001 of this movie.On a second disc It includes that trailer, a documentary with the cast / crew, a printed "Snake Plissken Chronicles" comic book, and a postcard advertising the "Escape" video game that was never released. I bought it from a company called CD Wow who were based in Jersey I think, so they could legally "evade" paying duty and so passed on the savings to us movielovers. They were taken to court later on of course.
:-(
Because I had the NTSC laser disc I never looked for a copy on DVD but it sounds like the release you have is rather special.
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I had a quick look at it last night; its okay when upscaled, but i would've prefered a Blu Ray. As the reviews for them were so bad i didn't bother getting one. Also found my EFNY vinyl OST. Don't get started on those: I hsve 3 heavimg shelves of vinyl!
Three Days of the Condor is another great OST.
@@bobrew461 There's nothing like an LP simply because you can actually see them spinning on the deck and being so big we get great packaging to go with them. Three Days of the Condor was a great film and one I keep forgetting that I want to see again after about 30 years since I last saw it.
No mention of Studio Canal ruining the framing just as they did with the "Rambo" movies? It's clearly off-centered towards left and it shows right away in the opening credits.
I'll have a look at your reviews Beber before I bother doing another.
Thank you for the review and suggestion! I heard a lot about this movie, but I have never seen it. Since you recomend it as well, we have to see it! Thank you!
It's a timeless classic but you may have to be in the right frame of mind I suppose. Prepare for some 1980s nostalgia and you should enjoy it as much as Susie and I do. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Ow, I am quite often very much up for it, John! There is one more movie, besides this film that I would love to see. And, at this point know close to nothing about. It is "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" with Peter Weller (plaid original Robocop). Are you familiar with this out-of-ordinary movie?
I've got it on Blu-ray
And the Blu-ray is excellent James.
John.
Keep up the good work
Great review as always escape from new york an absolute classic but the thing is my all time favourite carpenter and horror film .the steelbook looks nice but it looks like you got the universal disc in box the arrow version is a 4k remaster with the original colour grading and its jaw dropping. I give it the highest recommendation i also own the scream factory version. Thanks for video look forward to your next as always cheers 👍👍
Well I wish you'd told me sooner Shane cos' I'd have bought the Arrow Blu-ray!!! Actually, I didn't even know Arrow had released 'The Thing'. But the disc in the steelbook is still pretty good. If a 4K release is not forthcoming I'll keep a lookout for that Arrow disc as I may snap it up cheap somewhere.
@@moviecollector5920 i wish i could have let you know sooner for sure but that steelbook looks cool .would be great seeing a comparrison video from you one day or like you said maybe a proper 4k edition would be even better .are you on facebook or instagram as the comment section does not let you share photos etc ?
@@shanenewson6032 I'm on Facebook so send me a friend request - hopefully this url will get you to the right place: facebook.com/john.clancy.9469/
I didn’t enjoy this, I loved it. BTW my family is in Devon. I saw Escape from New York at the cinema and have never loved it. Maybe I need to revisit. Murder on the Orient Express was 2017 😂 Thanks so much for your efforts., much appreciated. At college (Wolves Poly) we had a movie theater and I was the projectionist. We had a 16mm Ilford Elmo. The expectation when the weekly print arrived with an anamorphic lens!
Lovely stories Robert. We too had occasional 16mm films at secondary school but my brother and I were just about the only pupils who really appreciated these exciting shows. The teacher was a film enthusiast but he didn't have the requisite knowledge of projection so we always had panned and scanned prints rather than anamorphic 2.66:1 prints. My family is in Devon too but my parents usually spend most of their time in central London. Not possible at their age right now so we've got them squirreled away where my brother can keep an eye on them.
You are going to have to take another look at Escape From New York. A film that was years ahead of its time in my view.
@@moviecollector5920 I just love hearing your stories and listening to you talk about movies. The true test is when I watch a review of a film that I don't have high interest in. From Torquay, I used to watch the BBC Saturday night horror double bills and the old Westward TV had horrors every Friday at 10:30pm. It was a great time. At South Devon Tech college we had a film club every Tuesday night!
@@Celestialrob The funny thing is, I love talking about movies and these videos have put me in touch with people such as yourself which mean I'm able to blather on about something I'm enthusiastic about. It's magic really.
@@moviecollector5920 Your blatherings are most welcome. Tonight for me, it's 2001 in 4k :)
Love u videos how big is you screen?
That one is about seven feet wide. But I have a roll down screen in the living room that is ten feet wide. I've only ever used the 10ft with film though. Had it about 30 years now.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 cool. Looks very gd iv got 100in screen with benq projector not 4k. 👍
@@matthewdorrington4348 100 inches must be getting on for 7 feet wide. I think you're going to need a Super 8 projector now too! But I bet the BenQ does an exceptional job. My previous HD video projector was a Hitachi and that kept us happy for over ten years. Prior to that was an ASK but back then video projection was a bit of a joke.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 yes still remember my 40 ins rere projeshon crt TV in 2000. Put me back £1700 lol
The Studio Canal Bluray Version was a great disappoinment.....the German Bluray released by Constantin Film has a way better picture.
Fortunately the copy I got is very good. Well done if the other release in Germany is somehow better but don't be too harsh about it because this never was a fabulous looking film when released in 1981 so it's never going to miraculously look like a 70mm epic. John.
I've never seen that trailer for Escape from New York with the steel fence coming down behind the title.
There were a couple of trailers for Escape From New York but maybe it was just a teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer. Whatever, it would have been difficult to make a bad trailer for this film. John.
Fantasy: Escape from NY. Reality: Escape from Seattle Autonomous Zone
Convincingly done though. John.
need arrow video of thing that got 4k transfer
You're not the only one to recommend the Arrow release. I'll hang on for a while now just in case a full 4K UHD disc of The Thing is forthcoming.
John.
Just asking are there any 4K blu rays that you think look as good as the 35mm print if not better
I don't have the 35mm prints to compare them against but I reckon Jaws, Blade Runner and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind are just like looking at 35mm cinema release prints.
I saw that at the cinema aswell in 1981 lol west end as usual. I managed to get the special edtion 4K box set of Escape From New York from HMV.
i think I saw this one at a Reading cinema but again, I can't really remember. Loved it from day one and I've never tired of it. A very repeatable, ground-breaking work of art. John.
Is it me needing to get glasses 🙄 I'm just not seeing this 4k HDR jump over my Blu rays.
Is it my equipment?
I have a 1 year old 55" Samsung QLed and my 4k player is a Xbox S. I don't know John am i just looking for Quality that isn't there 🤷♂️
I think many 4K enthusiasts have concluded that the difference in quality over Blu-ray on these small screens just isn't there Mark. HDR makes the difference on most occasions but with Escape From New York even that didn't tip it over the top this time. But all systems vary and what looks outstanding on one may not look so good on another. 55 inch will equate to about four feet wide and I think we're going to have to start thinking in terms of ten feet and up to start picking out the extra quality. As I said in the video, I think I need a 30 foot screen! We have projected 70mm on our 24ft screen at the BFCC and although absolutely fabulous, the difference over 35mm was not that pronounced at that size. In fact, we've projected some modern 16mm that looked comparatively good and even the best Super 8 prints weren't too far off. Blow the image up another 20 feet though and we'd all see a clear difference. But it might be worth looking into a genuine 4K player as they're not that expensive really and must surely be better than a games console... although I don't know that, just seems logical.
It would help if you have a much bigger screen
@@moviecollector5920 I was thinking about getting a bigger TV but my room is small at 12by12 feet and we watch a lot standard definition TV which as you know looks terrible on the bigger tvs so thought the 55" was a good compromise. As for the 4k player John i always believed one 4k player was the same as all 4k players 🤷♂️ I'm probably wrong though. I remember getting a stand alone Blu ray player and oh my god the noise of it! It was like a hover and someone told me the playstation at the time was really quiet so that's why i stayed with the game consoles.
A Thing review would be nice by the way 😊🤞
@@cheetahluv210 Yep I'm thinking you might be right.. Thanks 👍
@@dickiedocker Occasionally a disc will load incorrectly and be somehow out of balance to cause noise from the player but it should not be every disc. Usually the player is silent but if you can still hear something then you haven't got your sound system up loud enough!!!
Escape From New York is a really good movie. I also enjoy the sequel, Escape from L.A
I too really like the sequel. I suppose Escape From L.A. is a bit too old school for the audience it was aimed at upon release and so it didn't do very well for that reason.
John.
I realise you are nostalgic but you can't say the effects in this are comparable to today. There is no complexity to the shots at all they are all very flat and night time shots are very easy compared to daylight shots. I do enjoy your videos though. Very informative but you are lost in your blind nostalgia at times lol
I appreciate what you are saying sagelight. I don't very often care that much for digital effects these days though so I think we're all allowed to get nostalgic for the skills of the past. Escape From New York certainly wasn't the best effects movie of all time but it's amazing what they achieved with so little.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 absolutely considering the budget. I appreciate the in camera effects and i believe James Cameron was involved. Aliens especially I believe holds up with its in camera effects.
@@sagelight7777 I think the one I've enjoyed the most in recent years is Interstellar which had fabulous practical effects but they used the computer to compliment them where necessary and perfectly. It proves the marriage between old and new is best in my view but I realize not every film is going to have a big enough budget to do it. Darned interesting subject for us film enthusiasts to discuss though.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 interstellar was amazing in its use of practical effects as all nolans films are. He only uses cgi when he has to and its always flawless. The main reason for cgi looking fake these days I believe is breaking the laws of physics with the camera. If you keep the cg camera in a realistic position and stick to the basic rules of where the camera can be and see it makes for realistic shots. The marvel movies suffer greatly I feel for this. I would like to know your thoughts on the in camera process used in the manderlorian tv series. For me that is the perfect marriage of the medium for today with a virtual set moving in tandem with the camera and characters with motion control and everything in camera.